Contents - December, 2013

FEATURES

POSITION & HOLD
What new avionics marvels do you really need?by David Bjellos
Selection options keep growing but evaluate carefully what will work for you.

FLIGHT DEPT OF THE YEAR 2013
UTFlight serves United Technologies worldwide with 9 bizjets and a helo by Mike Potts
UT flightcrews use Bombardier, Citation, Dassault, Gulfstream, Hawker bizjets and a Sikorsky S76 helicopter.

INTERNATIONAL OPS
Overflight and landing permit considerationsby Grant McLaren
Early planning and preparing for changes enroute make for smoother trips.

CURVED FLIGHTPATHS
RNP use by GA operators will grow as FAA transitions to NextGenby Peter Berendsen
You can fly curved approaches to low minimums with RNP.

MEDEVAC
MedCenter Air provides aeromedical support across North and South Carolinaby Ken Solosky
CLT-based activity saves lives with 2 Citation 560s, 2 King Air 200s and 4 EC135s.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Rockwell Collins is developing EVS-3000 with SVS + EVS + HGS by Glenn Connor
RC's combined vision system is targeted to a sizable variety of business aircraft.

AIRBORNE LAW ENFORCEMENT
Maryland State Police upgrade to AW139s to enhance mission flexibilityby Jay Chandler
Helos and flight teams are based at multiple locations for quick response.

MODIFYING OLDER AIRCRAFT
Nextant's G90XT by Stuart Lau
King Air C90s will be retrofitted with GE H80 engines and Garmin 1000 avionics.